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[Lasting News - Snap news every day] Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline goes on.: Due to their huge needs, strong US supports like Pakistan and India are working with Iran on the issue despite some complications during talks about the fairest course for the $ 7bn pipeline. Those complications are due to US pressure on India and Pakistan (despite formal denials) and the fact that Iran is trying to review natural gas prices (another bilateral agreement) contracted as a retaliation to India’s vote against Iran nuclear program at IAEA board of governors (Hindustan Times):

 [The Discerning Texan] The Metastasizing Cancer in the CIA--and its War... : Permalink | | Israeli Intelligence: Iran closer than the West thinks Spook86 of In From the Cold points to a post from Rick Moran that indicates Israel is becoming increasingly restless at the US government's approach to "let diplomacy work" with Iran--to the point where Israel may act alone in attacking Iran if the US does not do something

 [ThreatsWatch.Org: InBrief] US, EU Confident on Iran Sanctions: Interestingly, while Iran has long maintained the UN sanctions would not hurt Iran as much as advertised and have no effect on its nuclear aspirations, Manouchehr Mottaki saw fit to remind all involved that Russia and China will not back sanctions. Even more curious, however, and proof that Iranian bravado and bluster in the face of real sanctions is precisely that, Iran’s deputy nuclear chief, Mohammed Saeedi, revealed Iranian fears of sanctions when he gestured that Iran would cooperate if only the toothless

[Salon.com - Daou Report] IN FROM THE COLD: The Looming Showdown: I'm not a diplomat, so perhaps I don't understand the potential impact of that "approach." In other words, if the UNSC fails to act--and that seems to be the most likely option--how can we expect the G8 to take meaningful action, with some of the participants (read: Russia) already in Tehran's pocket, and others (read: The Europeans) worried about terrorist attacks and possible interruptions in their oil supplies. A discussion at the G8 would be fine, if the participants had some sort of concrete game plan to dealing decisively with Iran, with all options open for consideration.

[India Defence | a strategic affairs & defense portal] China to veta proposed UNSC sanctions on Iran: China wants to broker for IranChina has activated its diplomacy to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities to find a new role for itself in international mediation on sensitive issues and replace Russia as a favoured friend of the Mohammed Ahmadinejad regime. (read more)

 [Regimechangeiran.blogspot.com] A Daily Briefing on Iran: . Iran's reformers and student groups have spoken out in favor of freezing Iran's nuclear program, contrary to the myth that all Iranians support the program. We need to do what little we can to help them. The Bush administration has proposed $75 million for more Voice of America broadcasts and Internet programs in Persian, scholarships for Iranian students and support for human rights and civil society groups. Such modest measures hardly deserve the hysterical reaction of those who claim Bush's real goal is “regime change.” In fact, the Bush proposals are all building on earlier European initiatives in each of these areas.

 [Iranian.ws] Mottaki: Reporting Iran's nuclear case to UNSC a mistake - Persian ...: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Geneva on Thursday that reporting Iran's case to the UN Security Council was a mistake. "Reporting Iran's case to the UN Security Council was a wrong move and we hope that it will come to a conclusion at the International Atomic Energy Agency through talks and negotiations," said Mottaki in an address to a press conference after a UN meeting on disarmament.

 [Armscontrolwonk.com] ArmsControlWonk | an arms control weblog: UNSC Iran Statement Draft: Both view the reporting requirement as shifting the focus of the Iran dossier to the Security Council, which has the power to later impose sanctions, from the IAEA. They would like any report on Iran’s compliance to go directly to the 35-nation IAEA governing board.

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